You probably know that they sing Abide With Me at every cup FA cup final at Wembley, before the teams appear on the pitch. The band strikes up and the crowd all sing along. But why do they do this? And when did it start?
Edith Cavell
Musical Setting of the Latin Mass
The musical setting of the Latin Mass is one of the greatest monuments of western art. But it was the flower of almost two millennia of development. This is how it happened.